A sign

Asmund had me write a sign to hang on the outside of our house: World's Biggest Superhero Dancers.

Wystan is Water Guy

Me: "You are funny!"
Wystan: "I am not funny. I am Water Guy. Water Guy is not funny."
I wonder what happened to Running Guy.

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Carrie, "Asmund, I need to put salve on that cut."
Asmund, "But Moooom, Jesus heals EVERYBODY!"
"Yes, but he still wants me to put salve on your cut."

Half a year!

Let's just say I need to get caught up!

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Asmund, coming out of the kitchen with handfuls of jello, "Dad, Jesus opened the fridge for me."

February 3: Today Asmund started making "love cards" (valentines). He cut and glued and after considering some suggestions on what to write, decided on "not love" so that the recipients won't think he wants to marry them. "I only love ONE, Mom, and she is tiny."

Wystan, after being told no dessert, leans in for a hug,  "Mommy, I hate you. I love you hate you."

I'm telling Asmund his favorite bedtime story: Batman and the Beanstalk.

March 26: Raedan said his first word other than mama and dada today. With as much fun as he and Olivia had, how could he not tell her "bye bye", with a wave, no less!

Carrie: Wystan, I love you! Wystan: Huh. I really like daddy.

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Asmund: "I was up all night. I was fighting bad guys."

 Me: "I'm sorry you had a bad dream."

 A: "It wasn't a dream!"

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Yesterday, Asmund leaned in and asked, "Mom, when I grow up and have kids, you will be their Grandma?"

 "Yes, I will. Is that okay?"

 With a smile, "Oh yes. That is good."

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A: Moving his head around says, "I'm emptying my head so I can form new ideas."

Asmund: "I am all ready to hunt meat!"

A: You have an action figure and it's me!

Raedan, on the eve of his first birthday, just reached for the watermelon and said, "wamemen". Squeee!!

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Asmund just schooled me [Dennis] again while listening to Peter and the Wolf.

 A: "Do wolves really howl at the moon?"

 Me: "Yes, they do."

 A: "No, not really. That is a fairy tale. When you hear wolves howling, it is really children wolves looking for their parents."

 Me: "Wow! Where did you learn that?"

 A: "Cat in the Hat. Dad, you should really watch that show so you can learn things."

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Asmund is practicing his fs while picking up toys. Every time he puts a toy in the box he shouts, "FUH!!!" That's not *quite* what it sounds like.

Wystan, "This is doggie kiss, I and my tongue gonna lick you tongue!" Um, no thanks.

Asmund: "When people see me they think I'm six, but that is not true. I'm really five and a half."

 

Christmas things and more

From Asmund: "Dad, you are Santa. The real Santa made you Santa. When I get older, I am going to build you a sleigh. I will get reindeer from the North Pole. Where is the North Pole?"

Asmund doesn't like waiting in the car: "I have a new job. Never going out at night. No buying things, no eating, no having fun."

Wystan likes his nude protests. We ask him to finish eating his beans, he protests, he strips. Ugh!

"Frosty the snowman, Santa come down the christmas tree" -Wystan's version of one of the Frosty verses.

From Carrie Dec 8, 2013: Asmund just asked Wystan if he could cuddle with him. Wystan said yes, then they said merry happy christmas to each other and me, pause, then, "I lud you, Admun" "I love you, Wysan". Talk about heart melting!

My son's imagination:
Asmund-I want yummy food like my mom makes.
Carrie-Awe, I'm glad you like my food.
Asmund-you are not my mom, you are Wystan's mom. My mom is in China. She dropped me off. My mom and dad are on a date with my brother and sister.

Asmund wants a nutcracker. One that comes to life every night.

Asmundism:  "It is time to my brain to wake my powers up. My powers is spider webs in my brain, in my head. So many things can destroy it, like wheat, um, things coming out, being outside in the snow without a blanket or a pillow...so I stay inside and stay warm and cosy."

Yesterday, Raedan reached up, grabbed a hold of the top of the foot stool, pulled himself up to his knees, then his feet. He immediately fell over, but still...

Current back seat conversation, "NO pee or poop! It is a CHRISTMAS song!" "YES pee and poop! POOPIE CHRISTMAS TREE!"

Asmund: "Everyone is poopies, everyone is stinkers, on the whole world. That is the word."

Asmund: "I is ten years old now. Every night I get bigger."
Carrie: "How does that happen?"
Asmund: "Jesus!"

Asumundisms

Asmund wants a pet mouse. Also, he wants a new house with bigger floors and stairs and more roofs and bathrooms and couches and rocking chairs. We need it because of Raedan.

"It is time to my brain to wake my powers up. My powers is spider webs in my brain, in my head. So many things can destroy it, like wheat, um, things coming out, being outside in the snow without a blanket or a pillow...so I stay inside and stay warm and cosy."

"We are a team. That means, 'Move!'"

"I is ten years old now. Every night I get bigger."
Carrie: "How does that happen?"
"Jesus!"

"Who is this card for? Uncle Carl and Aunt Sarah?"
"MOM, I am only making cards for GIRLS right now!!"

Carrie: "In the winter time, we need you to get into your carseats really fast!"
"I AM fast, I am just doing it slowly!"

Christmas Tree

Asmund, shortly after yelling at Carrie that he hated her, gave her a Christmas tree drawing with his note: "Dear Mommy, Happy Christmas. I is sorry I was mean. I love you, ose, when you make me crazy, I still love you. Asmund."

catch up on things

Asmund:

"One spooky night zombies eat brains, but the robots came and knocked them down."

Carrie reports: Asmund told me a secret, he has spider friends who will eat the bugs in our house. He made bug traps to help.

"I have a job!"
"What is it, Asmund?"
"I is a writer and reader of books."

"Bears and rabbits are both dummie heads, but dolphins are cute."

More from Carrie:

Last week Wystan had a nightmare that his ice cream dropped. Last night Asmund had a nightmare that people were killing dolphins. My children's tender hearts melt mine.

Asmund loves the "funny lady movie", and mimics her, in a high pitch voice, saying "a nice cup of tea!!!" (Keeping Up Appearances)

Raedan's first food? Peanut butter!! I think we have Wystan to thank for that mini heart attack but Raedan was absolutely livid when we removed him from his fun. Kid wants to eat!

Wystan: "Mom, look! Me 'piderman!"
Me: "Oh, sweetie, please don't be Spiderman on the fridge door!!"